Myanmar MPs have begun debating potential changes to the country’s 2008 Constitution, despite objections from military representatives in parliament. According to a Reuters report, the debate comes after a committee tasked with reviewing the charter put forward more than 3,700 suggested amendments. The suggested amendments included changes to the flag and removing a clause that prevents Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president because she has foreign family members. Her role as State Counsellor was deliberately created to side-step the clause, 59(f). According to the Reuters article, military MPs did not participate in the opening discussion in parliament on July 30. “We will not disturb the discussion unless there is something which is not in line with law or procedure,” Brigadier General Maung Maung told the agency. The controversial charter guarantees the military a quarter of all parliamentary seats, and control of key ministries. Among the changes proposed by the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), are gradually reducing the number of military representatives in parliament over 15 years.
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